

We encourage making gradual behavior changes. “All foods can fit in the meal plan, and patients should steer clear of fad diets and other strategies that promise quick fixes, since their claims are not supported.

“People with prediabetes do not have to eliminate entire food groups,” she explains. The key to warding off progression of prediabetes is a balanced approach to diet, says Seymour. People with prediabetes have fasting blood sugar levels that are elevated, but not to the point that they meet the criteria of type 2 diabetes. Diet for Prediabetes - What foods should I eat? Tara Seymour, an advanced practice clinical dietitian and diabetes educator at Johns Hopkins, provides guidance on how a healthy diet and lifestyle can control - and even help reverse - prediabetes. If your doctor says your bloodwork reveals prediabetes, you’re bound to have questions about what’s best to eat.
